Scuba Diving in Akumal, Mexico

Whether you're an experienced diver or wanting to learn the art, Akumal provides the perfect ecological setting to view many specimens of great beauty underwater. Akumal is a tourist town located 62 miles south of Cancun, between Playa del Carmen and Tulum, with a small local population of 1,198.

The name "Akumal" means "place of the turtles" in Mayan language. Turquoise bodies of water and beautiful, white sandy beaches provide the perfect setting for many sea turtles' laying area.

Akumal was founded in 1958 mainly as a community for scuba divers to experience the many species and types of turtles which call the area "home". Akumal Bay and Half Moon Bay provide optimal opportunities to see the land and underwater life via diving trips and expeditions.

the map and location of Acumal, MexicoFor certified divers, local dive shops offer a variety of exciting diving trips to the 30 reef sites which include shipwrecks, cenotes and caverns and a breathtaking amount of marine life that you can view. The dive shop makes all the arrangements and you can lease a scuba tank and regulator, mask, flippers and anything else you want. You can reserve an all day diving excursion or if you are more experienced, you can dive the caves, caverns and cenotes that make Akumal famous. People from all over the globe come to dive the cenotes and caves of Akumal and this special village is truly a diver's dream.

Dive shops also teach courses so you can get certified to dive in open sea. They instruct all levels from resort course to advanced cave diving. And what better area to learn to dive than Akumal, one of the best places in the world to go diving? These PADI Certified Instructors will lead you through the process of certification so you can enjoy exploring the wonders of the reef that awaits you in Akumal. Continue.
    Cavern and cave diving * cenote * dive packages * depths of diving * group packages * equipment rental * Cuevas de Tiburones * nurse sharks * Las Redes * barracudas * stingray * lobster * sea turtles * Yal-ku * Elkhorn coral * shallow dives at Dicks Reef * motorcycle reef advanced diver * Tzimin-Ha wreck diving * Xaar Beach * Gonzalo's Reef * hawksbill turtle * Green Turtle * Loggerhead turtles * feeding internet resource.

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    PADI courses * certification * open water scuba diver * instruction * expedition * group dives * dive leader * scuba employmet opportunities

About other dive locations in Mexico.
Scuba diving lessons in Boracay. When you dive in Boracay you can be sure to get only the best scuba diving lessons from the best instructors in the world. Some of these dive schools in Boracay offer classes in different languages like German, French, Japanese, Korean, English, Hebrew, Italian and Spanish. It is always advisable to get instructions about diving inBoracay in your own language.

Barracuda Reef dive site is only for advanced divers with experience of drift diving and handling complicated underwater currents, because, though not permanently, the currents at the Barracuda Reef, besides being diverse and sometimes unpredictable, can also be rather strong and swift, leaving no other option for a diver than just follow their direction with very little controle over them. Even when the weather is good, the surface current still runs 2 to 3 knots.

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